diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
index 928942cf6..6f1d70286 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
@@ -818,7 +818,6 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
             full=True, linenos='table')
         highlighted = pygments.highlight(html, lexer, formatter)
         current_url = self._current_url()
-        tab = objreg.get('tabbed-browser').tabopen(explicit=True)
         tab = self._tabbed_browser().tabopen(explicit=True)
         tab.setHtml(highlighted, current_url)
         tab.viewing_source = True